lekhā लेखा – A line, streak

Original text · English · substantive feminine

lekhā [likh-a ṭāp] 1 A line, streak; kāṃtirbhruvorāyatalekhayoryā Ku. 1. 47; Ku. 7. 16; Ki. 16. 2; Me. 44; vidyullekhā, phenalekhā, madalekhā &c. 2 A stroke, furrow, row, stripe. 3 Writing, drawing lines, delineation, painting; pārṇirlekhāvidhiṣu nitarāṃ bartate kiṃ karomi Māl. 1. 35. 4 The moon's crescent, a streak of the moon; labdhodayā cāṃdramasība lekhā Ku. 1. 25, Ku. 2. 34; Ki. 5. 44. 5 A figure, like ness, an impression, a mark; uṣasi sayāvakasavyapādalekhā Ki. 5. 40. 6 Hem, border, edge, skirt. 7 The crest.